MJ Connors Davison
Bio: MJ Connors Davison, Versatile, mixed media artist, has a bold aesthetic inspired by the natural world and other-worldly realms. Her primary medium is collage which she applies to personal bodies of work, collaborative projects, and integrative guidance supporting psychedelic journeys. For all creative endeavors, topics are methodically and intuitively approached so that divine proportion is balanced with the subconscious mind's expression. MJ has lived and worked on the East and West coasts and she’s established herself in the PNW as a mixed media artist specializing in collage. Working freelance, she exhibits and teaches this powerful medium of expression.
Artist Statement: I play with identity and space, creating collages as portraits and environments. Each is a portal for interacting with the subconscious mind. Imagery that evokes the archetypal, ancestral, and natural worlds inspire me the most. Timeless cultural references are juxtaposed with those of the contemporary and popular. Oftentimes, elements of architecture give frameworks to realms that exist simultaneously indoors and out. My family of origin and identity as a woman within American culture are frequent, veiled subjects. Typically, my work begins with one point of focus from which a surrounding world is built in layers upon golden ratio frameworks. Then, my process continues with torn edges and those precisely cut, sometimes using paint to delineate areas of movement. Text, if any, is minimal, used as form, or as suggestive clues. My goal as an artist is to invite each viewer into the role of co-creator, in order to experience new stories, viewpoints, and insights as they are transported into alternate realities.
